Anatomical considerations of the pediatric ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 371-377

  Van Schoor, A N ^a   Boon, J M ^a   Bosenberg, A T ^b   Abrahams, P H ^c,d   Meiring, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c GIRTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

Author keywords

Children; Iliohypogastric; Ilioinguinal; Nerve block; Pain management; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANATOMY; ANTERIOR SUPERIOR ILIAC SPINE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC BONE; ILIOHYPOGASTRIC NERVE BLOCK; ILIOINGUINAL NERVE BLOCK; INFANT; MEASUREMENT; NERVE BLOCK; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SAFETY; TREATMENT FAILURE; UMBILICUS;

CADAVER; HUMANS; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; ILIUM; INFANT, NEWBORN; NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SPINE;

EID: 17644362697     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01464.x     Document Type: Article

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